ATTRA Podcast: Opportunities in Agroforestry

As part of its “Voices from the Field” podcast series, ATTRA recently included an interview between Luke Freeman, horticulture specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, and Hannah Hemmelgarn, the education program coordinator at The Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri.

The conversation focuses on the wide-ranging possibilities of agroforestry and how producers can determine which may work for their operation.

To listen to the interview, visit the Voices from the Field page, then scroll down to “Opportunities in Agroforestry.”

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